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Sumatran tiger portrait.
Name: Panthera tigris sumatrae (Sumatran Tiger)
Description: The Sumatran tiger has the darkest coat of all tigers. Its broad, black stripes are closely spaced and often doubled. Unlike the Siberian tiger, it has striped forelegs. Sumatran tigers are the smallest tiger subspecies. Males average 2.4 meters (8 feet) in length from head to tail and weigh about 120 kilograms (264 pounds). Females measure approximately 2.2 meters (7 feet) in length and weigh about 90 kilograms (198 pounds).
Distribution: The Sumatran tiger is found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra in habitat that ranges from lowland forest to submontain and montain forest with some peat-moss forest.
Biology: The Sumatran tiger eats wild pig, big deer (called rusa), and small deer (called muntjak or barking deer). The specific range size of this tiger is not know, however the population density is approximately 4–5 adult tigers/100 km 2 (39 mile 2) in optimal lowland rainforest. As elevation increases through submontain and montain forests, the number of tigers in any given area decreases because there is less prey available.
Status in the wild: 400-500 wild Sumatran tigers were believed to exist in 1998, primarily in the island’s national park areas, but no island-wide census or monitoring system has been possible. Tiger numbers have continued to decline because of poaching of tigers to supply the illegal trade in tiger parts. The last remnants of lowland forest are being eliminated to establish oil palm plantations and for shifting agriculture by recent settlers from other areas of Sumatra and Indonesia. Ongoing road development makes many formerly inaccessible mountain areas accessible to illegal logging even on the steepest slopes, and many mountainous areas are being converted into plantations for coffee and other products for international markets. Tigers are legally protected but are not highly valued.
Captive breeding: For three years, the Indonesian Zoological Parks’ Association (PKBSI) has been working with the Tiger Global Conservation Strategy to develop a conservation program for Sumatran tigers. In addition to the 65 Sumatran tigers living in Indonesian zoos, there are 55 tigers managed by North American zoos, 100 in European zoos, and 12 in Australasian zoos. This captive population is descended from 37 wild-caught founders.
The Indonesian Sumatran Tiger Masterplan now has the potential to function as the heart of the Sumatran tiger population worldwide. It is designed to preserve sufficient genetic diversity to reinforce both captive and wild populations, thus fulfilling its goal to ensure that the in situ tiger program comprises verifiable founders permanently identified and registered in the Indonesian Sumatran Tiger Studbook. It also extends the capabilities of Indonesian zoo staff to professionally manage their tiger programs in Indonesia, and at the same time serves as a model for other range country tiger management programs in Southeast Asia.
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“Tigers . . . are predestined by their perch at the top of the food web to be big in size and sparse in numbers. They live on such a small portion of life’s available energy as always to skirt the edge of extinction, and they are the first to suffer when the ecosystem around them starts to erode.” -E. O. Wilson
100% of all net sales proceeds from this item will be donated to Save The Tiger Fund
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Tina monroe, 5 months ago
those eyes are amazing. what a fantastic shot!
ApeArt, 5 months ago
beautiful!
Heather Rivet..., 5 months ago
outstanding
KBSImages, 5 months ago
WOW!!!!! AWESOME Photo and Very Interesting Info. Kim
PhotogeniquE IPA, 5 months ago
thank you for not only a stunning picture but the text as well
Angelique Brunas, 5 months ago
gorgeous!
Yvonne Emerson, 5 months ago
What Gorgeous eyes! Great as always!! You never cease to amaze!
Mundy Hackett, 5 months ago
Thank you all, it is truly an awesome sight to see these animals up close even if it is through a camera lens!
Kofoed, 5 months ago
No, you never cease to amaze. What a stunning and absolutely beautiful photo of one of the most beautiful animals alive. The eyes are so vibrant, goes well with the nose. Striking symmetry.
Thanks a lot for your description, very interesting to read.
KevinH, 5 months ago
amazing portrait as always Mundy!
davidmilne, 5 months ago
Fantastic portrait Mundy!
jodeenmartinez, 5 months ago
This is absolutely GORGEOUS!
Henk Stolk, 5 months ago
Great quality shot. Everything is spot on
Joyce Dickens,..., 5 months ago
Awesome Mundy; love it!
mlgkats, 5 months ago
great history story and what a face good close up
Sean Farragher, 5 months ago
awesome image,,,,,,,,,
Carmen Mandel-..., 5 months ago
Sheer, pristine beauty.
I mentioned this in your journal entry and I’ll add it here, too. I love the educational part of your work, Mundy, it is so important. You are very generous to donate to the Tiger Fund and raise awareness about these magnificent creatures. Excellent work.
Thank you for adding this breathtaking close-up along your pledge to Art for Conservation.
sasha, 5 months ago
what a fantastic shot!
BuddyH, 5 months ago
Fantastic!
Jeremy Harrington, 5 months ago
this is an awesome shot.. brilliant work Mundy
Albert1000, 5 months ago
Incredible image. Excellent.
Jacky, 5 months ago
Wonderful work again my friend..{bow} :)
Arcangelina, 5 months ago
Awesome. Love those eyes, so intense.
Dan Cahill, 5 months ago
Gorgeous shot
RUTH J JAMIESON, 5 months ago
MESMERIZING! STUNNING! THE COLOURS!!!! I love it! ;D
Astrid Pardew, 4 months ago
I am in awe of your impressive wild-life captures Mundy. They are out of this world. I envy you being a wild-life photographer! Keep up the good work…
E. Leonce, 4 months ago
Fantastic peice
ltruskett, 4 months ago
SUPERB, SUPERB AND IT’S ALSO SUPERB.
suzanne german, 4 months ago
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING !!!!!!!! – straight to my favourites!
Tracey Mac, 4 months ago
Stunning clarity, each little hair stands out! Beautiful and love the crop :-)
Magnetic, 4 months ago
Mag….........nificent!!
Lisa Putman, 4 months ago
Wow! Mundy, this is fantastic. Thank you so much for the information! I had no idea just how endangered the Sumatran Tiger is. We have two that are managed by our local zoo here in Memphis, Tennessee. They are getting older though. I didn’t realize how lucky I am to be able to see them. We’ve got to do something to preserve them in the wild. I’m excited that your new group’s calendar sales may be able to help some of these very animals.
Ata Alishahi, 4 months ago
amazing, well done :)
brirose55, 4 months ago
beautiful
megm991, 4 months ago
This is awesome!
Kharma, 3 months ago
superb capture …
Simone Byrne, 3 months ago
Stunning image Mundy, just gorgeous!
budrfli, 3 months ago
Mundy, wow! what a beautiful tiger! and exceptional capture!
Paul Scarsella, 3 months ago
excellent shot!
J. Fehringer, 3 months ago
beautiful
rebeccanovotny, 3 months ago
Beautiful! Mundy your work is unbelievable! You are extraordinarily talented!
mikepaulhamus, 3 months ago
very beautiful, excellent.
Plukie, 3 months ago
Stunning, absolutely stunning.
Jade Doyle, 3 months ago
just beauitful, great work….
ccrcats, 3 months ago
Fantastic shot.
Sally Omar, 3 months ago
What an incredible shot of such a beautiful animal…it is my hope that the population of
these Tigers will increase and does not become extinct…Sally xxoo
KarDanCreations, 3 months ago
Amazing shot.
artchicnj, 3 months ago
WONDERFUL shot! Its good to know there are organizations out there trying to preserve what is left of our wildlife. Keep up the good work.
TIGERS RULE!!
rosepepper, 3 months ago
I have the greatest respect for the work you do for the noble tiger. Just looking at the wildlife photography is a treat. Thank you.
christiane, 2 months ago
Powerful and magnificent
Anne Vis, 2 months ago
Awesome shot!
Megan Dacy, 2 months ago
Fierce.
adgray, 2 months ago
STUNNING!!!
simply stunning!!!
How could we mere man ever improve on perfection such as this?
I love this image
I submit to it’s majesty before I would to a crown!
Thank you ~ adg xox
artsthrufotos, 2 months ago
all i can say is, WOW! beautiful!
allnaturalphoto, about 1 month ago
awesome shot!
Nicole Pearce, about 1 month ago
Wow, nothing more to say but wow.
Dukepro25, about 1 month ago
AWESOME!!! :D
zaffokioko, about 1 month ago
So much intensity in the eyes…I love =]
Stronsy, about 1 month ago
What a beautiful observation – I love it.
Stronsy – Here to please… Pleased to be here!
CrystalNoellyn, 28 days ago
beautiful. it just takes your breath away. what a majestic animal
Rebs O, 11 days ago
what a fantastic shot!